civility

Mike Jameson comes back to the Council tomorrow night with his much maligned bill to set ceiling on Downtown noise consistent with those of other music-oriented cities.

From a student a the University of Tennessee here in Knoxville, I have received a letter that she received in her University in-box:

“November 5, 2008

 

To: UT Knoxville Faculty, Staff and Students

From: Interim Chancellor Jan Simek

Subject: Respect and Civility After the Election

 

As we close in on a talk here at Belmont’s Troutt Theater with Sen. Howard Baker, Gov.

In his welcome message to the assembled media (which includes very little of the celebrity journalists one might have expected), Governor Phil Bredesen gave a preview of the civility forum he and Senator Howard Baker will be participating in later today.

Colby Sledge reports on the Governor’s effort to make a positive contribution to the civil discourse:

Progressive Nashville takes Lamar Alexander to task for going negative against Obama:

The City Paper makes the following editorial comment today:

What next? We going to ban flatulence?

What the $%*&*? This community on the edge of Los Angeles has become a cuss-free zone.